OP  Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | They test it by squeezing the outlet of the gland and observing salivary output. It it located in a hard to reach place above the 2nd from the last upper molars. Drops of saliva will flow out. You'll need a mirror and flashlight.
I have a lot more phlegm than I had pre Tx in the AM but others I have spoken with about this say it is (part of the new) normal.
Last edited by Gary; 01-17-2009 08:37 AM.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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